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Newton guard Derrick Henry scored his 1,500 career point in the Rams' 61-40 win at Langston Hughes Tuesday. His 22 points propelled the Rams to their seventh straight region win on the year and 24th straight dating back to 2008.

ATLANTA - The head of the Georgia Department of Revenue says the agency tried to head off a computer glitch that removed tax refunds from the bank accounts of more than 30,000 taxpayers over the weekend before the payments were processed.

ATLANTA - A federal judge upheld Georgialaw banning guns in churches and other places of worship by dismissing a lawsuit Monday that claims the ban violates constitutional rights to freedom of religion and bearing arms.

Addison "Ace" Cook II has been playing golf competitively since age 7. He's also been an accomplished artist for almost as long. Beginning in the fall, he'll take both skills to Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta after signing a letter of intent to join the burgeoning golf program. Cook was part of last year's Region 8-AAA champion golf team and is often considered Eastside's top player.

ATLANTA - A death row inmate convicted of the 1988 murder of a preschool fitness instructor was set to be executed Tuesday, and his attorneys were readying a flurry of last-minute appeals seeking to postpone the execution.